Railway-rail joint.



I. MAIGHEREK.

RAILWAY RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, i914.

1,166,561@ I I Patented Jan. 4, 1916,

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W/rNEssEs.- nvm/ron TTUHNEYS.

l. MAJCHEREK. RAILWAY, RAIL JOINT.

AIPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1914.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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IGNAG MAJCHEREK, or nETRoII, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.

Application fded November 28, 1914. Serial No. 874,459;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IGNAC MAJCHEREK, a

, subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary,

residing at Detroit, in the county of .Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the 'art to which it applan view of the clamping sides forming al partjof the joint. Fig. `6 is a similar'viewl of the member joining said clamping sides.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of'one ofthe clamping sides indicating the position 'of the slots on the inner side thereof the purpose of whichgwill later appear. Figs. inf, 9 and 10 are respectively plan, side elevation and end elevation of the clamping lever and stud used in connection with the rail joint..

Like reference characters referto like parts throughout the several views of the Y drawing.

In the embodiment of this invention shown by the drawings, the rails l -haying lower flanges 2 which normally rest on ties 3 have their ends abutting and'it is to vthe'joining of said abutting ends that my invention is directed.` To this end there are provided clamping members 4, one on either side of the rails 'and having vertical portions bearing against the web of the rails and extend:

ing across the abutting ends thereof. Each clamping member '4 is turned at 5v around the outer edge of t e flange 2 of the rail and .thence carried inw rdly and downwardly as indicated at 6, the edges of the adj acentparts 6 normally being spaced a short vdistanc've'a Specification ofiLetters Patent.

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apar-t. as. indicated in rigs, 4 and' 5. Theseparts at 5 and 6 which fit .around-the -edges of the flange and pass thereinunder, are los' cated at each end of the clamping plates 4;

and at the center thereof, the intermediate spaces being formed into the horizontal eX- i i' tending plates 8 which normally .lie on the ties 3 adjacent the ends of the rails. It will also be noted that keach part 6 ofthe clamping members is yprovided at its' underside with a downwardly andoutwardly extending ridge 7 which may be corrugated and thel use of which will presently appear.

To connect the clampingplates 4, I have provided a plurality of members 9, one of,

which is applied at each end and atthe middie of said clamping plates. .Member 9 is formed as a substantially horizontal plate having the ends turned upwardly and in-v wardly as shown at 10, the edges thereof also being corrugated and adapted to fit immediately abovev the ridge 7 heretofore noted-.,-

Each of lsaid members 9 at its centeris'bored 11 adapted t'o 'receive y a to form an openin clamping stud which is operated. bymeans of the lever- 12 fitted over the stud 13, the end of the stud beingreduced in size vand flared outwardly as shown, its ends project ing slightly beyond the surfaces of the stud.. In the assembling' of this clamping stud, it-

is;v passed through the opening 11 and the pin 15 thereafter forced into position, `'a

groove 1 6 being formed in member 9 to permit this introduction. After Ithe pinv ,is passed rthrough stud 13, its'ends seat in a, circular depression formed in. plate 9 as indicated inFig. 4'andin dotted lines in Fig.

6. The stud is rotatable in the opening 11' and may be turned to any desired position.

rails 1 a clamping plate 4 is placed onea side of the rails in the position indicated Fig. 4 and a mein'lo'er) is then placed at each i end andat the middle of thev clamping platesf and engaged with the ridges'-v 7 thereof,` the fj In `applying the clamping plates tothf@ end l4 of the stud being turned so, as to pass'l between the adjacent fedges' vof .the 'parts'x' Each part 6 is' cut awayaslindicatedat 17, 100

permitting theirotationof the` end 14: upon which said parts will be forced aparttliroughfthe wedgin'g action of the end 'andiifoiced ffirmly against the sides l@ of the members 9. rlhe' end of the lever 12 i. pierced, and when turned into-position, itwill register with an opening. in the extension 18 formed on the member 9 and maybe retained in said position by use of the split pin 19 as indicated An overhanging lip 20 may also be formed if desired between which and the member 9 the end of handle l2 may be situated. In' such case the pin lmay be dispensed with as the stud and lever l2 cannot become loos'- ened in' transportation when said overhanging part 20 is present; A series of pins 2l pass through the web of the rails in substantially the positions'usually' occupied by the bolts which in rail joints of ordinary type bindl the plates to the rails. Tli'e'se pins vextend outwardly to either side of the web and are seated in'slots 22 which. are somewhat elongated to permit expansion and contraction of the rails, said pins serving to locate the plates with reference to the railse From the foregoing it will be evident that I have provided a novel rail joint and one which is quickly and easily applied, it being necessary merely to give the lever l2 a quarter 'turn to clamp the plates l lto the rails. The construction is comparatively simple and easy tomanufacture.

.The inventionis defined in the appended claims and all modifications in structure falling within their vscope are to be considered as comprehended within my invention.`

l. .ln a device of the character described, Vthe combination` with railroad rails posi-- tioned in alinement and having ends abutting, of' clamping plates located one at each side of the abutting` rails and lying alongside the ends thereof, each .of said plates having a plurality of spaced apart eXtensions turned around and under the rail flanges, a connecting means joining said extensions, and means to force the said eX- tensions outwardly against the said connecting means to thereby secure the extensions and connecting means together.

'2. In device .of the'character described, the combination with railroad rails positioned in alinement and having ends abutting, of clamping plates located one at each side of the abutting rails and lying alongside the ends thereof, each of said plates having an extension turned around andunder the rail flanges, ridges formed on said extensions, a connect-ing device lying between and engaging' the said ridgesto thereby connect the said plates together, and means to force the extensions against the connecting device.

3. ln a device ofthe character described, the combination with railroad rails posin messia tioned in alinenient and having ends abutting, of clamping plates located one at each4 side of' the abutting rails and lying alongside the ends thereof, each of said plates having an extension turned around and under the rail flanges, downwardly and outwardly projecting ridges formed integral with said extensions on the underside thereof, a connecting device comprising` av plate with upturned edges engaging said ridges to thereby join the clamp-ing plates together, and means passing through the connecting device to force the said ribs against the upturned edges of the connecting device.

l. In a. device of the character described, the conibination'gvith railroad rails positioned in alinement and having ends abutting,'of clamping plates located one at each side of the abutting rails and lying alongside the ends thereof, each of said plates having an extension turned around and under the rail flanges, downwardly and outwardly projecting ridges formed integral with said eX- tensions on the underside thereor", a connecting device comprising a plate with upturnededges engaging said. ridges to thereby join the clamping plates together, and means located between and bearing against the lower portions of said extensions for forcing said ridges against the uptur'ned edges, substantially as described.

In a device of the character described, the combination with railroad rails positioned in alinement and having ends abutting, of' clamping plates located one at each side of the abutting rails and lying alongside the ends thereof, each of said plates having an extension turned around and under the rail flanges, downwardly and outwardly projecting ridges formed integral with said extensions on the underside thereof, a connecting device comprising a plate with upturned edges engaging said ridges to thereby join the clamping plates together, and a stud having a .wedge-shaped end rotatably mounted in the plate, and said end lying between the said extensions and servingto force them apart on rotation of the stud, substantially as described.

6. ln a device of the character'described, the combination vwith railroad rails positioned in alinement and having ends abutting, of clamping plates located one at each side of the abutting rails and lying alongside the ends thereof, each ofsaid plates having an extension turned around and under the rail flanges, downwardly and outwardly projecting ridges formed integral with said extensions on the underside thereof. a connecting device comprising a plate with upturned edges engaging said ridges to thereby join the clamping plates' together, a stud having a wedg -shaped end can rotatably. mounted in the p1a'te,"said end l rotating it, and means to secure the handle in fixed relation to the plate? substantially as' described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

IGNAC lmiJCmaREK.4

. Witnesses: l

DOMINIC SERMAK, NICHOLAS MAJCHEREK. 

